Ölüdeniz to get its first dolphinarium

[nichola]

Dear Linda

really, who and when would anyone even notice if someone opted not to buy a Nicholas Home!

Concrete suggestions focusing on the issue of the Dolphins and what we can all do have been made by myself and others on this topic.

You seem to have a lot of energy - why waste it shouting about Kerramettin  

[kaptainkrunchie]

Linda

Really feel that your posts are turning into rants now, both here and on other sites.

Technically, Keramettin currently has nothing to do with Nicholas and, as far as we know and until proved otherwise, Nicholas has nothing to do with "The Hole of Shame"

Your personal vendetta against Nicholas Homes is detracting from the main dolphin issue.

If you feel so strongly, can I suggest that you set up your own anti Nicholas Homes Facebook page.

[cheers]

Sorry everyone if I have gone off topic on this one!
But I am so angry on this issue!!
I have joined every discussion board on this, I have e mailed to every link that has been provided on this forum! Opened a discussion page on the Mayors discussion board, just about anything I could think of!
I do understand the economies of Turkey for anyone who has moved there but for me personally money doesn't come into this.
Unfortunately I am not in Turkey at the moment - If I were I would be by the POND with my placard!

[kaptainkrunchie]

Just glad you're on our side Linda - wouldn't like to be the opposition!!!!!!!

Keep spreading the word about this Hole of Shame

[Scunner]

The immediate concern must obviously be the welfare of the animals, but I also fear that long term, this venture may result in the name Hisaronu becoming like Chernobyl, Saddleworth Moor or Hiroshima - a place name that became famous, but for being synonymous with something entirely horrific.

[cheers]

Totally agree with your comment Scunner!!

I am doing my best with the options available to me!

No stone should be left unturned over this one and it must be a consolidated effort all around!!

[kaptainkrunchie]

Totally agree Scunner.

Without being personal, I fear thet Keramettin is to Hisaronu what Gerald Ratner was to Jewelery shops.

Or was that personal?

[kaptainkrunchie]

quote:Originally posted by nichola

No need to feel powerless

If you think this is impossible remember that just one year ago America elected an intelligent young Black man as their President.

Anything, but anything is possible!

There is only one way to stop this project and that as has already been said is to stop the money. We need to ‘persuade' the local govt to cancel this project and convince the company responsible that British Tourists are 100% against the Dolphinarium and will not go to or use it.

We can do any or all of the following; include facts where possible. Lots of info on the Facebook group.

1. See below for letter suggestion and contact details of local government officials:

2. Email the company responsible for this project and tell them you will not use or go to the Dolphinarium.

ibrahim Dilek personal assistant to Alesandr Kuznetsov general manager of Dolphintherapy Kas

dolphinparkkas@yahoo.com

3. Email your tour operator and the FTO (Federation of Tour Operators) and tell them you will boycott the Dolphinarium if it goes ahead and that you will not book local trips/tours through them if they have this on their books.

FTO Tel: 020-3117-0590 - Fax: 020-3117-0581 - Email: info@fto.co.uk

4. Email the advisers to the Turkish Ministry of Tourism on strategy and publicity in the UK

Directors Ceyda Sara Pekenc and Hulya Soylu

info@redmintcomms.co.uk

5. Email or phone Travel/Environmental journalists on your local and national UK paper. Coverage in the UK will draw attention to this at the highest level of Turkish government. Local papers are always looking for stories and many local stories can become national stories.

Tell them about this project and opposition to it (Facebook opposition group1000 + (soon will be) members in 3 days), give them some the facts like the ones listed in the letter below, remind them that in the UK there are NO such projects (something of which we can be proud) and that you believe whatever:. affect on tourism to Turkey etc etc.

6. If you know any national journalists use them or their contacts to get a story published.

7. Email the www.wdcs.org at info@wdcs.org and urge them to get involved - take on a coordinating role.

8.  Encourage everyone you know to do the same and join the Facebook group

A letter you can send/adapt to Kerramettin/the Governor and MPs for the area. See emails/fax numbers below


Dear Kerramettin/ Dr. Ahmet Altiparmak (delete as appropriate)

I am against the development of a Dolphinarium in Hisaronu and ask you to cancel this project as a matter of urgency. This project is damaging the reputation of Oludeniz well know as a conservation area of natural beauty and will affect the numbers of tourists coming to this part of Turkey.

The reaction by British people is 100% against this project to keep dolphins in a small pool as a holiday attraction. These opinions are expressed very forcibly on a number of international Internet Forums including Trip Advisor and Facebook. Many people are actively calling for a boycott of Hisaronu and Oludeniz as a holiday destination.

This will affect the many small businesses in the area that rely on tourism for their livelihoods and also have a long lasting negative affect on the local economy.

As someone who lives here/a tourist I will not use the Dolphinarium and I will tell other people to do the same. I will also tell them:

53% of those dolphins who survive the violent capture die within 90 days

The average life span of a dolphin in the wild is 45 years; yet half of all captured dolphins die within their first two years of captivity. The survivors last an average of only 5 years in captivity.

Every seven years, half of all dolphins in captivity die from capture shock, pneumonia, intestinal disease, ulcers, chlorine poisoning, and other stress-related illnesses. To the captive dolphin industry, these facts are accepted as routine operating expenses.

Source Dolphin Project Europe Captivity Fact Sheet http://www.idw.org/html/dolphins_in_danger.html

I urge you to consider the reputation of this beautiful area as a famous and popular tourist destination and the impact this will have on local businesses and economy and stop this Dolphinarium project.

Yours sincerely

The e mail address for Olu Deniz Beldiye Başkan, Kerramettin Yilmaz, is
baskan@oludeniz.bel.tr
Fax-0090 616 6387

Olu Deniz and Hisarönü come under the province of Mugla so here is the e mail address and details for the Mugla Vali (Province Governor) who is called Dr.Ahmet Altiparmak

mugla@icisleri.gov.tr
Fax-0090 252 214 3188

These are all the members of parliament for the area
ali.arslan@tbmm.gov.tr
gurolergin@tbmm.gov.tr
yuksel.ozden@tbmm.gov..tr
fevzi.topuz@bmm.gov.tr

Linda, go back to Nichola's post above which was brilliantly thought out, well reasoned and concise.

Have you done all the things suggested? If you have and, say an email has not been answered, send it again asking for the common courtesy of a reply.

[cheers]

Believe you me I have done them all - even Thomsons and Thomas Cook!

My fingeres are sore and I have square eyes I have copied and pasted so many times!!

As I have said it has to be a consolidated effort on everyone's part!!

[skipking]

Likewise i have emailed all of the above and had no response, nothing from the daily Mirror, am at a loss as to what to do next?
Will try the resending of  emails to the above asking for a reply